Thenumber of carbon allowances handled by Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) isdown by a third from its peak four years ago, dropping 1.1 percent in 2016. Asthe total size of the market grew, transactions executed by brokers fromEvolution Markets Inc.
Broker market share rises in carbons
The biggest market for European pollution rights shrank for a third year as traders stepped up private deals with brokers to avoid exchange fees, Bloomberg News reported.